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15th Annual Technology Planning Conference - May 12, 2009
“New Tools, New Skills, New Worlds”
Session handouts are available under session titles below.
Keynote Speaker: Jane Nauman, Nauman Educational Consulting
"The Right Tool for the Job"
Jane's keynote information and linked resources are available online at:
http://web.me.com/jane_nauman/Site/The_Right_Tool_for_the_Job.html
There are many tools that we use for various jobs – gardening tools, building tools, crafting tools etc. Each time we start a job we check to make sure that we have the proper tools so that our project is perfect and we minimize the amount of work that needs to be done to successfully complete the job.
As teachers, we have an arsenal of tools that we use to enhance instruction; physical tools such as computers or books, and personal tools such as unique lessons or presentation ideas for teaching curriculum objectives. There are also new and innovative tools available on the Internet that our students have access to and are using.
This presentation will look at what tools are available, how to determine the best tools, and examples of innovative tools used by other teachers in the state. Please come and take away new ideas for innovative lessons!
Breakout Concurrent Presentations:
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Collin Room - Even More Great Google Tips and Tricks
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Even More Great Google Tips and Tricks
Gayla Wilson, Richardson ISD
Back AGAIN by popular demand, Gayla Wilson will show the latest and greatest Google tools. You will learn how to use applications such as Goggle's free e-mail, blogger, office suite, RSS reader, picture share and editor, online forms and web page creator. Plus, you will see how to create a customized home page with all the above apps available in one place plus the local weather, your horoscope, games, news, etc. WOW! I heart Google. Note: This session will be repeated at 11:00.
Dallas Room -The Carrot, not Just the Stick: HallWalker – Tardy & Positive Behavior Reinforcement Management System
Larry McHaney, Ph.D. & Gabe Trujillo, Duncanville ISD
Yes this system manages, automates and reduces tardies, but for too long the 3-5% of the students who did not follow the rules have gotten all our attention. Byrd Middle School has implemented a computerized positive behavior reinforcement system that recognizes students for positive behaviors. Students, parents, teachers and administrators are seeing a change in the culture of the school as they focus on and recognize positive behavior. Come see and hear how this system can help positively effect your district or campus.
Ellis Room - iLearners in an eWorld
Mary Carol Strother, Finch Elementary and Melanie Burford, Press Elementary, McKinney ISD
Come see how we are integrating iPods into our elementary curriculum. Feel free to “borrow” our student-centered learning ideas utilizing these exciting state-of-the-art teacher tools. Return to your district with a bag full of tricks to make you a techo-hero!
Rockwall Room - Securing & Managing Your School Network Amid IT Budget Cutbacks
Andrew Collins, Lightspeed Systems
School IT budgets are being cut. But security threats, regulations, and network usage are increasing. Discover proven methods for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of your network. And find out how you can overcome these challenges with Total Traffic Control, a single solution designed specifically for school networks.
Kaufman Room - Go GREEN! Save T.H.E.M. - Time, Headaches, Energy, and Money with RISO
Michael Samson, RISO, Inc
The perfect balance of budget control, easy of operation, reliability, and productivity for your campus. Our devices are "GREEN", use no heat to copy, and offer optional full-color printing. This academic device has the ability to finish paper - hole punch, staple, make classroom sets, auto duplex and produce test booklets.
Demonstration Area - Discovery Quiz & Assignment Builder
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Discovery Education Streaming - Quiz Builder
Discovery Education Streaming - The Builders
Linda Rush, Diocese of Dallas, Notre Dame School
Get ready to rev up your assessment capabilities! Using Discovery Quiz & Assignment Builders, you can create meaningful lessons and webquests. Learn how to integrate educational films, interactive web sites and assessments.
Windows 1 Lab - Get Connected’ with the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) 10:00-10:20
Laura Hodges, Region 10 ESC
The Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) is a statewide clearinghouse with a catalog of quality, rigorous, 100% TEKS-aligned online high school courses. All courses meet NACOL National Standards of Quality for Online Courses and are led by Texas certified teachers. Get connected by viewing our catalog at www.txvsn.org
Windows 1 Lab - @oprah & @aplusk - Why not Twitter @yourschool? 10:25-10:50
Session resources available online at http://paulrwood.wikispaces.com/Twitter
Paul Wood, Bishop Dunne High School
While this social network site has become very mainstream lately, what are some of the ways you can leverage the power of Twitter for your school? Come see some different ways to tweet out info to your parents and students.
Windows 2 Lab - The Gateway to Your LIbrary
Dave Stephens, Alexandria LIbrary Automation
Discover how lexile levels, web-based catalog, reading program support, netTrekker integration, federated searching and other features provide easy, effective access to your library’s resources.
Novell Lab - Step Away From the Board
Marci Walk, SMART Technologies
Come hear ideas on how to let technology integration change the classroom from teacher-centered to student-centered.
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Collin Room - Even More Great Google Tips and Tricks
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Even More Great Google Tips and Tricks
Gayla Wilson, Richardson ISD
Back AGAIN by popular demand, Gayla Wilson will show the latest and greatest Google tools. You will learn how to use applications such as Goggle's free e-mail, blogger, office suite, RSS reader, picture share and editor, online forms and webpage creator. Plus, you will see how to create a customized home page with all the above apps available in one place plus the local weather, your horoscope, games, news, etc. WOW! I heart Google. Note: This session is a repeat of the 10:00 session.
Dallas Room -Gaggle.Net Email and Student Collaboration Tools
Mark Elder, Gaggle.Net
Get an inside view on safe, effective and easy ways to use student email, blogs, message boards, digital lockers and other collaborative resources. We’ll explore and demo Gaggle’s safe, secure, and controllable solution. Find out what other educators are using to enhance communication with students to improve interaction, participation, and performance across broad-base curriculum applications.
Ellis Room -Digital Stories with the Flip
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Hank Caruso, Diocese of Dallas, All Saints Catholic School
Using the "Flip" video camera in the classroom to engage students. Bring students' creativity to light easily and most of all FUN!
Rockwall Room - Go the Distance! - INspired Classrooms, INspired Teaching!
Jerram Froese, Mikie Kindsfather, Lorie Squalls, Irving ISD
Moving your desktop computers off of the wall and out into the classroom allows for team based, interactive learning that changes the way technology is integrated into instruction. Learn about the challenges of setting up your classroom as well as some ideas for jump starting your own Inspired Teaching! http://inspiredclassrooms.wikispaces.com
Kaufman Room - ImageNet Harness Today’s Technology
Dan Claterbaugh, ImageNet Office Systems
The amount of information the world prints is growing at an astronomical rate. By 2010, 52 trillion pages are expected to be generated each year by business alone. How much is your organization spending on print? Let ImageNet show you how to harness today’s technology for better processes and costs.
Demonstration Area - Web Based GIS Maps Drive Student Investigation
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Web-Based GIS Projects Drive Inquiry
Christine Voigt and Roger Palmer, Diocese of Dallas, Bishop Dunn High School
With today's access to almost limitless information, making sense of it will depend on seeing patterns in data. Since much of this data occurs some place on earth, map portrayal of information enables students to make sense of the patterns. Come explore how we use internet accessible sites to investigate science, geography and math topics..
Windows 1 Lab - Microsoft Surface Video Unit (Hands-On)
Mike Skupien and David Andrews, Innovative Technology Solutions - Texas Health Resources
The Microsoft Surface presentation will demonstrate how this unique computer enables interactive, collaborative, and highly-engaging learning experiences.
Windows 2 Lab - Plugged -In to Classroom Instruction the Works
Anita McPartland, Lancaster ISD
"Plugged-in" to Classroom Instruction that Works is based on the high-yield, research-based strategies of Robert Marzano. The session will "plug" technology integration activities "into" the categories of instructional strategies that have a high probability of enhancing student achievement for all students. Activities will be presented using Office applications that enhance student learning and build deeper understanding of concepts.
Novell Lab - Engaging the 21st Century Learner
Armin Sebran, Ignite! Learning
Ignite! Curriculum is engaging, standards-aligned middle school curriculum that powerfully combines learning with technology: this includes “white board” technology and Learner Response Systems. Animated and interactive media are presented in tandem with comprehensive lesson plans and print materials, assessment questions, and problem-solving activities for Math, Science, and Social Studies.
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Collin Room - Engage Digital Natives with Video: High School Student-Created Instructional Videos for Elementary Students
Jodie Smith, Melissa ISD, Melissa High School
Come see how Spanish III students harnessed technology to create instructional videos for kindergarten through second grade students. Learn how high school student production teams wrote the scripts, designed costumes and backgrounds, performed and filmed the action, made technical decisions, digitally edited the video, and produced the final product. Green screen, Adobe Premiere, Pinnacle Studio, Final Cut Pro, and iDVD will be discussed.
Dallas Room - Netbooks, M&A Companion PC and Touch Units
Jihad Jibran & Donna Shepard, M&A Technology, Inc.
The new small notebooks by M&A Technology, Companion PC, Companion Touch tablet Netbook. Learn about the features and benefits for small notebooks. Discuss how you would use them and what curriculum to use with them.
Ellis Room - Math 2.0: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Integrate Technology into the Math Classroom
Julie McLeod, Rountree Elementary, Allen ISD
Centering the discussion on student work, participants will experience two technology-rich projects completed by sixth grade students in math class, Math Out Loud and Mathcasts. These projects make use of blogs, podcasting, and screencasting to engage and motivate students while they learn. Presenter will share different tools used, demonstrate set up and even allow participants to try out the technology before leaving!
Rockwall Room - The New TI-Nspire Technology From Texas Instruments
Wendy Peel, Texas Instruments
Come meet TI’s latest addition to learning technology – not just another graphing calculator. The new TI-Nspire is document-based, menu-driven and uses multiple representations, a ‘grab and move’ feature, and has built-in interactive geometry capabilities. The TI-Nspire handheld is already permitted on a variety of assessments including TAKS, SAT, ACT, and AP exams.
Demonstration Area - Rocking Round the Clock
Patricia Williams, Cullins Elementary, Rockwall ISD
Music evokes emotions which in turn grabs our brain’s attention. Tap into this to build early literacy and listening skills. Come see engaging lessons that increase student fluency by reading and rereading familiar and meaningful texts such as poems, nursery rhymes, and songs using PowerPoint, iPods, and Karaoke machines.
Windows 1 Lab - Microsoft Surface Video Unit (Hands-On)
Mike Skupien and David Andrews, Innovative Technology Solutions - Texas Health Resources
The Microsoft Surface presentation will demonstrate how this unique computer enables interactive, collaborative, and highly-engaging learning experiences.
Windows 2 Lab - Utilizing Technology to Assess & Deliver Individualized Instruction
Karen Bollinger, Imagine Learning
ILE, a computer-based instructional program, teaches children English & Develops their literacy skills. Students receive one-on-one instruction & the results of continued assessments allow the program to assign a course specifically adapted to meet students’ individual needs. The program produces reports that empower teachers to supplement the program’s hundreds of engaging activities with classroom instruction catered directly to student needs.
Novell Lab - Behind the Scenes at Pearson
Mary Potter, Alfie Perrin, and Mark Turner, Pearson Digital Learning
Be among the first to get a sneak preview of the New NovaNET management system being released during Q3 of 2009. Also, Pearson's digital language arts, math, science and ESL solutions for grades PrK-8 will ensure that your students benefit from the most comprehensive, engaging and individualized learning experience possible. Our programs will also provide your teachers and administrators with state objective aligned accountability and progress monitoring data.
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Collin Room - Eduphoria School Objects – Tools for Schools
Jane Hale, eduphoria
See how educators are using eduphoria! SchoolObjects applications to support classroom learning. These web-based solutions are used in schools all over Texas from teacher appraisal, staff development tracking, to TAKS analysis and lesson planning – eduphoria has it all!
Dallas Room - Audacity Tips & Tricks
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Linda Rush, Diocese of Dallas, Notre Dame School
How to create sound files using Audacity. Come learn how to make your own podcast or audio-book and upload to an iPod. Create excitement in your classroom as you expand your digital media integration.
Ellis Room - “Wild About E-Learning” - Effective Collaborations in the Computer Lab and the Media Center
Gloria Voutos and Juan Gutierrez Marin, Smith Elementary, Dallas ISD
Students bored with traditional research project approaches? GIVE IT A TECH-TWIST!! This presentation will demonstrate how establishing a simple E-Learning platform can transform traditional research skills instruction in the library/media center and improve achievement across the curriculum for ALL students.
Rockwall Room - Web 2.0 and Its Amazing Possibilities
Wiki resources available online at http://techisthefuture.wikispaces.org
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Web 2.0 and It's Amazing Possibilities
Amy Hopkins, Caddo Mills ISD, Middle School
Web 2.0 is taking over the Internet! What is it? This session will explain the concept of Web 2.0 and will provide websites and applications that will help your students create, collaborate and share.
Demonstration Area - Digital Storytelling - Photo Finish
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Release Form for Student Media Usage
Vicky Selznick and Robin Screen, Allen ISD
Explore the wide array of tools and applications available for free or virtually little cost to educators and students. Session attendees are
presented with many useful instructional ideas, examples, and tips to inspire and entice students and staff! Several user-friendly resources
that incorporate images, movie clips, and audio are provided during this time. If you've been wondering how to integrate technology and engage 21st century learners into your program, this session offers tried-and-true ways to expand your horizons!!!
Windows 1 Lab - Microsoft Surface Video Unit (Hands-On)
Mike Skupien and David Andrews, Innovative Technology Solutions - Texas Health Resources
The Microsoft Surface presentation will demonstrate how this unique computer enables interactive, collaborative, and highly-engaging learning experiences.
Windows 2 Lab - Mobile Phones for Learning! BYOCP (bring your own cell phone)
Vickie Vahrenkamp Allen, AT&T
"Cell phones in the classroom? Are you kidding?” In this session we’ll explore how cell phones can help learners access web-based content, remix it, share it, collaborate with others, and create media-rich deliverables for the classroom teacher as well as a global audience. We’ll also discuss ideas for policy changes and issues. Bring your phone – we will use it!
Novell Lab - Orchard: Data Driven Interventions
Sharon Fitts, Texas Educational Solutions
Orchard software targets math, language arts, and science. It provides ongoing assessment and individualized instruction for grades K-12.
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